Posts tagged “2112”

Forty years ago today, on April 1, 1976, Rush released 2112. “The album just flowed; one song came out of the other. Alex and I knew what we wanted to write even before we saw the lyrics, the overblown intro, the pacing, the movements… And then Neil had written these lyrics and it was almost magical how well they worked. There was a lot of passion in that record, a lot of ferocity and it cut through the static of the music that was out there and it reached people.” – Geddy Lee Read more with Geddy speaking about 2112 in UK’s Prog Magazine here. “We were touring so much that …

On the looming 40th anniversary of seminal album 2112 in April, Geddy Lee walks Music Radar through the various chapters of 2112‘s conceptual sublimity, “if I can remember what they all are, that is!” Read the full interview here.

After surviving the apocalypse on Friday, the Rush bassist joined Darren on Planet Rock to chat about Rush Day. Or 21/12 as it’s also known: http://www.planetrock.com/news/rock-news/geddy-lee-celebrates-rush-day-on-planet-rock/

Canadian hard rock trio Rush, from left, drummer Neil Peart, guitarist Alex Lifeson and singer/bassist/keyboardist Geddy Lee. by Mike Snider, USA TODAY http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2012/12/20/rush-2112-fan-friday/1783167/ To heck with Mayan prophecies. Fans of the hard rock trio Rush are stepping into the limelight. A Facebook-fueled campaign for followers of the band to wear Rush concert T-shirts at work and at play Friday is timed to the day’s date, written as 21-12-12 in some parts of the world, a nod to the band’s landmark album 2112, released in 1976. There’s plenty for Rush fans be proud of. The Canadian trio is among the 2013 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along …